Shop william and mary furniture at 1stdibs the world s largest source of william and mary and other authentic period furniture.
William and mary furniture.
William and mary style pieces filled a demand for furniture providing both comfort and luxury at the end of the 17th century.
The william and mary style was a transitional style between mannerist and queen anne furniture.
William and mary style furniture was inspired by the reign of william iii and mary ii who ruled england ireland and scotland from 1689 to 1702.
It was largely supplanted in both nations by queen anne style furniture.
This interpretation of baroque style was also influenced by french and oriental pieces.
This also meant disposing of the visual and.
When william came to the english throne from the house of orange he encouraged many dutch artisans to follow him.
The william and mary style was very popular in britain from 1700 to 1725 and in america until about 1735.
William and mary style style of decorative arts so named during the reign 1689 1702 of william iii and mary ii of england.